For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery.

For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery.

A government big enough to give you everything you want is strong enough to take everything you have.

A government big enough to give you everything you want is strong enough to take everything you have.

Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.

Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.

States are great engines moving slowly.

States are great engines moving slowly.

Talk is cheap - except when Congress does it.

Talk is cheap - except when Congress does it.

Doing what's right isn't the problem. It's knowing what's right.

Doing what's right isn't the problem. It's knowing what's right.

Must a government be too strong for the liberties of its people or too weak to maintain its own existence?

Must a government be too strong for the liberties of its people or too weak to maintain its own existence?

It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.

It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.

Truth is the glue that holds government together. Compromise is the oil that makes governments go.

Truth is the glue that holds government together. Compromise is the oil that makes governments go.